Villagers and victim alike exacted their own justice on an alleged motorbike thief in Kampong Cham’s Ponhea Krek district on Wednesday.

According to police, the moto’s owner and several others caught and badbly beat the thief before police were able to intervene.

The thief reportedly confessed, saying he had tried to steal the moto when he ran out of money for drugs. Nokorwat